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Ballygeany

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 10km of Ballygeany

Displaying 27 houses.

House name Description
Castlemartyr Seat of the Earls of Shannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, built in the early 18th century by the 1st Earl of Shannon and enlarged by his son the 2nd Earl in the 1760s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £150. Sold to the Arnott family in the early 20th century, it later became a Carmelite college and now functions as a hotel. Photo of Castlemartyr
Dromadda A house occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814 and by G. W. Courtenay in 1837. Caroline A. Courtney was resident in the early 1850s holding the property valued at £28 from John Courtenay. It is still extant though not in good repair. Photo of Dromadda
Rose Hill At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alexander McNab held Rose Hill House valued at £15 with 120 acres from the Marquess of Thomond. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage shows a house at this location dating from the 1890s. Photo of Rose Hill
Jamesbrook Hall The home of the Adams family, occupied by Michael Go[o]ld Adams in 1814 and by Richard W. G. Adams in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £60 and held from the Marquess of Thomond. Occupied by William R. G. Adams in 1906. Recently renovated and restored. Photo of Jamesbrook Hall
Rostellan Seat of the Marquess of Thomond, occupied by him in in 1786 (Lord Inchiquin. It was at £79 in the early 1850s. Bought by Dr T.A. Wise after the Marquess's death in 1855, a lithograph of the house is included in the sale rental. Subsequently purchased by Sir John Pope Hennessy and mentioned by Slater as the residence of Lady Pope Hennessy in 1894. Occupied by Charles J. Engledew and valued at £112 in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association survey noted in the early 1940s that the roof and fittings had recently been removed and the land taken over by the Land Commission. No trace of the house remains now. Photo of Rostellan
Kilbree Kilbree belonged to the Boles family at the beginning of the 18th century. It became the residence of a branch of the Adams family in the late 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by S.W. Adams in 1837. The house was valued at £33 in the mid 19th century and held from Dorothea and William Boles. Photo of Kilbree
Ballybane [Leet records George Gaggin of Ballybawn, Buttevant, county Cork in 1814.] Ballybane was occupied by T. Gaggin in 1837 and by William Gaggin in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £22 and held from Laurence Corban. This house was recently renovated. Photo of Ballybane
Barnabrow This house was the residence of Timothy Lane in 1814. Located on the Thomond estate and occupied by William G. Fitzgerald who held the property from John [Royal] Wilkinson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £28. A lithograph of this house is included in the sale rental of the Thomond estate 1857. The representatives of Edward de l'E. Litton were recorded as the occupants of this house in 1906. The house now functions as a guest house. Photo of Barnabrow
Cloyne House Originally the Bishop's Palace, by 1837 it was known as Cloyne House and occupied by H. Allen. Valued at £50, occupied by John Wilkinson and held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Photo of Cloyne House
Kilboy/Keil Bui Marked as Keil Bui in the townland of Kilboy on the first Ordnance Survey map, occupied by Lewis Gibson in 1814 and by John Gibson in the early 1850s who held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £25. This house is described as a former deanery in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and is now in use as a private residence. Photo of Kilboy/Keil Bui
Kilcrone An early 18th century house, the home of the Hannings in the first half of the 19th century, held by him from Mountifort Longfield at the time of Griffith's Valuation when valued at £30. The sale rental of 1858 records William G. Fitzgerald as the occupant of this house on a temporary basis. This house is occupied and well maintained. Photo of Kilcrone
Lindsey Cottage Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Lindsey Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John Litton who held it from the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The buildings were valued at £20.
Sunville This house was the residence of Captain Durdin in 1814 and of Major Kane in the early 1850s who held it with 2 acres from Michael Connor who was leasing from Thomas G. Durdin. The house was valued at £12.10 shillings. This house was included in the Durdin estate sale of June 1855. The ruins of this house and a walled garden are situated behind a modern house.
Castle Mary An 18th century house, remodelled as a castle in the 19th century, home of a branch of the Longfield family. In 1786 Wilson give a description of the house including that "the west front of this mansion presents a view of Cork Harbour". Valued at £85 in the mid 19th century and held by Mountifort Longfield in fee. Bence Jones writes that this house was burnt in the early 1920s and is now a ruin. A new house was constructed from the old stable courtyard and the family continued to live there for periods of time during the 20th century until Castle Mary was acquired by the Hurley family in 1978. Photo of Castle Mary
Ardavilling The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house circa 1860. It was the home of John Litton who left it to his nephew Edward F. Litton. At the beginning of the 20th century occupied by Guildford William Jack Stacpoole of the Ballyalla, county Clare, family. Photo of Ardavilling
Carewswood Inhabited by the Dowager Countess of Shannon in 1814 and by the Reverend J. Leslie in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £40 was in the possession of Edward Garde who held it from the Earl of Shannon. A house is still extant at the site.
Clonmaine At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Abbot held this house valued at £15 from Robert U.P. Fitzgerald. Photo of Clonmaine
Lisquinlan A Fitzgerald home, occupied by Robert A. Fitzgerald in 1814. The Reverend C. Harte was the resident in 1837 and the house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £33. Buildings are still extant at this location but the house is in ruins.
Ballymaloe William Abbot was resident at Ballymaloe in 1814. It was described by Lewis in 1837 as a "very curious old house, built by the Fitzgeralds and forfeited in the war of 1641, it is now the property of Mr Forster" . By the early 1850s John Litchfield [Lichfield] was resident holding the house valued at £48 from Mountifort Longfield. It was the seat of William Lichfield in 1894. It is now the home of the Allen family who run it as a guest house with adjacent shop. Their renowned cookery school is nearby. see http://www.ballymaloe.ie/ Photo of Ballymaloe
Rockview (Inch) In 1837 Lewis refers to the "very pretty residence of Mr Fitzgerald" proprietor of the extensive limestone quarries at Carrigacrump. The house was named Rockview on the first Ordnance Survey map. Teresa Fitzgerald was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property from Colonel William H.M. Hodder, the buildings were valued at £15. Teresa Fitzgerald (nee Coppinger of Rosmore) married James Fitzgerald and they had a son Maurice and daughters Teresa, Mary etc see ''The Barrys of County Cork''. Margaret Fitzgerald of Carrigacrump owned 83 acres in the 1870s. Her estate at Rockview was advertised for sale a number of time in the mid 1870s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Shanagarry A house occupied by Thomas John Keane from at least 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £16 and held from Peter Gaskell. T.J. Keane's representatives were still resident in the 1870s. Part of Shanagarry, the estate of Thomas John Keane, was advertised for sale in November 1876 and June 1877. In January 1881 this house and 58 acres was for sale again. The house had "hot and cold water laid through it". This house is still a family residence. Photo of Shanagarry
Kinoith Occupied by William G. Fitzgerald at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £8 and held from Peter P. Gaskell. Occupied by the William Strangham in the first half of the 20th century. This house is now the home of Tim and Darina Allen of the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. Photo of Kinoith
Shanagarry Castle A tower house with additions, mainly associated with the Penn family. Probably the building occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Durdin was in possession of most of this townland. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to the Penn connection and stated that the house was then in the possession of the Brazier family. Photo of Shanagarry Castle
Violet Hill Occupied by Jonas Smyth at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him from Henry Cornelius. The buildings were valued at £12. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Violet Hill
Woodview A house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and occupied in 1837 by the Reverend J.P. Lawless. Valued at £18 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by the Reverend John L. Pyne and held from Mountifort Longfield. The location appears to be occupied by farm buildings now.
Kilboy Francis Rowland was resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £35 and held from Wallis Adams. It is now a ruin.
Casino Mrs Hyde was residing at Cassina, Castlemartyr in 1814 and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Wallace Adam Walker who held the property from the Earl of Shannon. The buildings were valued at £20. W.A. Walker was still resident in the 1870s. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Casino